Human Anatomy- Medical Terminology

words list pt 1

a-

without

ab-

from

-ac

pertaining to

ad-

to or toward

adeno-

gland

af-

toward

-al

pertaining to

-algia

pain

ana-

up or back

andro-

male

angio-

vessel

anti-

against

arachno-

spider

arthro-

joint

-asis

condition

astro-

star

baro-

pressure

bi-

two

blast-

precursor

brachi-

arm

brady-

slow

bronch-

airway

cardio-

heart

-centesis

puncture

cerebro-

brain

chole-

bile

chondro-

cartilage

circum-

around

-clast

broken

contra-

against

cranio-

skull

cribr-

small holes

-crine

to seperate

cyst-

sac

di-

twice

dia-

through

dys-

painful

ecto-

outside

ef-

away

encephalo-

brain

endo-

inside

entero-

intestine

epi-

on

erythro-

red

ex-

away

-gen

to produce

glosso-

tongue

glyco-

sugar

-gram

to record

-graph

to write

gyno-

women

hem-

blood

hemi-

half

hepato-

liver

histo-

tissue

holo-

entire

homo-

same

hydro-

water

hyp-

U Shaped

hyper-

above

infra-

beneath

inter-

between

intra-

within

iso-

equal

-itis

inflammation

leuko-

white

lacto-

milk

-lysis

dissolve

mal-

abnormal

masto-

breast

mega-

big

meso-

middle

meta-

after

mono-

single

myelo-

marrow

myo-

muscle

neuro-

nerve

oculo-

eye

oligo-

little

-ology

study of

-oma

swelling

onco-

mass/tumor

-opia

eye

-osis

condition

osteo-

bone

oto-

ear

para-

beyond

patho-

disease

pedia-

child

peri-

around

-phil

love

-phobia

fear

Physio-

nature

-plasia

formation

-plegia

paralysis

podo-

foot

-poiesis

making

poly-

many

presby-

old

pro-

before